Window Replacement Amarillo TX : Single-Hung vs. Double-Hung Windows: Which One to Buy?

Single-hung and double-hung windows are two of the most basic, classic, and timeless styles of windows you can install in your house.

Think about a child drawing a house, they draw a box, with a roof, and a single-hung or double-hung window.

Single-hung and double-hung are the most iconic type of window you can buy. 

Why is this so? Does your house need either type of window? And what is the difference between these two windows that sound much alike? 

Here, we will explore the answers to these questions, so you can decipher which is the best for you.

Window Replacement Amarillo TX: What are Single-Hung and Double-Hung Windows?

Single-hung windows and double-hung windows are two different types of windows.

Though different, they will look identical from a distance. 

Both single-hung windows and double-hung windows are vertical-sliding windows with an upper and a lower sash. A sash is the square or rectangular frame containing the window glass and may include smaller pieces called muntins that divide the glass.

The difference is that with single-hung windows, only the bottom sash moves and the top half is permanently fixed. With double-hung windows, both sashes slide up and down. 

With fewer moving parts, single-hung windows conceivably are more weather resistant. 

Yet, double-hung windows can be safer for children and pets since the top sash.

Window Replacement Amarillo TX: Double-Hung Windows Pros and Cons

The double-hung window is the most common style of window available today. And the reason is simple: double-hung windows are easier to clean.

Double-hung windows with tilt-in (also called tilt-out) design can be cleaned from inside the house. With single hung windows (and older double-hung windows without tilt-out function), it's difficult or impossible to clean the outside of the lower sash from indoors. 

You have to reach it from the outside, easy if the window is ground-level, difficult if the window is upper-level. 

Single-hung windows can also have a tilt-in or removable lower sash, but you still have to reach outside the window to clean the upper sash, a perilous task.

Window Replacement Amarillo TX: Take Aways

When you're shopping at window showrooms, compare single-hung and double-hung models for looks and cost as well as ease-of-cleaning and other convenience factors.

If you'd like to be able to open both sashes, choose double-hung windows. 

If you'd like to be able to remove both sashes, again choose double-hung windows.

Otherwise, you might be perfectly happy with single-hung windows.

Considering new windows? Paradise Builders! We're happy to come out give you a FREE quote on new replacement windows. 

Whatever your thoughts, plans, and dreams are about your home's windows — including updating to black vinyl windows — the professionals at Paradise Builders will be happy to discuss your options. 

Call us today or fill out our Free Quote Form and we'll get back to you very soon!